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Unlock your Spanish with real, engaging conversations! Perfect for beginners, our hosts speak in slow, easy Spanish, touching on topics that range from world news to neighborhood gossip. Explore how Spanish is used in every aspect of life! Each episode helps you build vocabulary, improve listening skills, and develop a natural feel for the language. Based on the idea of comprehensible input, this podcast makes mastering Spanish fun and accessible. Start your journey to fluency today with con ...
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Learn Spanish by listening to slowly spoken conversations between Spanish teachers, Rocío & Jesús. Ideal for basic to intermediate levels (A2 to B2). Interactive transcripts and vocab lists are available for free via our website, LanguaTalk.com. Interested in taking lessons with tutors as talented as Rocío & Jesús? Book a trial session here: https://languatalk.com/spanish-tutors-online?via=spanishpod
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Improve your Spanish listening and explore the Hispanic world with the Let’s Talk Spanish Podcast! Each episode is spoken in clear, slow Spanish - perfect for beginner and low intermediate Spanish learners. You’ll discover the best things to do, see and eat across Hispanic countries - while learning in a fun, engaging way. No mind-numbing grammar. Just real, conversational Spanish to help you understand more and finally feel confident speaking. I’m Shandon, an English native who became fluen ...
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Resonances

Patricia Caicedo

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Resonances is a podcast about how music shapes identity, cultural memory, cognition, and well-being. Hosted by soprano, musicologist, and physician Patricia Caicedo, it explores the healing power of music and the rich traditions of Latin American, Spanish, and Catalan art song. Formerly the Latin American and Iberian Art Song Podcast. Episodes are in English, with songs and poetry in Spanish, Portuguese, or Catalan—inviting listeners into a rich, multilingual sound world.
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The Kotzk Podcast

Rabbi Gavin Michal

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Join Rabbi Gavin Michal for a look at some of the lesser-known events, books, and people in Jewish history. New episodes weekly based on articles from the Kotzk Blog, www.kotzkblog.com. This podcast was originated as conversations between Rabbi Gavin Michal and Dr Jordan Wosnick.
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Conversations, Discussions, & Rants in English, Spanish, and in Spanglish (it'd be in French too if I knew the language) about the many topics and subtopics related to: Health & Fitness, Learning & Education, Science & Technology, Food & Cooking, Psychology, Philosophy.... and anything in between.
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Looking for our Spanish Podcast? Listen here: https://volofoundation.org/es/climate-correction-podcast/ David S. Vogel is a world-renowned data scientist and predictive modeler. He has won the prestigious KDD Cup several times and the Heritage Health Prize in 2013. His wife, Thais Lopez Vogel, an attorney, manages VoLo Foundation. Together, they are raising six kids. David's research led them to become aware of the devastating economic impact of human reliance on uncapped fossil fuels and ot ...
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Peter Hayward, Editor-in-Chief, and Adrian Gonzalez-Lopez, Senior Editor at The Lancet HIV, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy. A monthly audio companion to the journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from treatments of children with HIV to COVID-19 and chemsex, the experiences of HIV among global Indigenous populations to intimate partner violence and women with HIV, and more.
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The Forbidden Apple

Pelayo Alvarez & Melissa Weisz

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Welcome to "The Forbidden Apple" podcast, where we explore the relationship between queer people and spirituality. Melissa Weisz, a former Orthodox Jew and Pelayo Alvarez a Spanish raised Catholic meet weekly and sink our teeth into "The Forbidden Apple". We interview LGBTQ artists, activists & clergy from unique religious backgrounds. Recent guests include Arlan Hamilton, Mary Lambert, Sushant Divgikar, Rev. Troy Perry, Ryan Cassata & Senator Weinberg. Join our conversations as we discuss o ...
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Join visionary visual artist Detlef Schlich and his co-host, Sophia, the first AI in podcasting, as they explore the ever-evolving intersections of art, science, and human consciousness. Based in West Cork, ArTEEtude delves into art history, psychology, neuroscience, and the mysteries of creative processes, creating a blend of insightful, humorous, and intimate discussions that go beyond the surface. From shamanistic rituals to digital culture, Detlef’s expertise spans performance, photograp ...
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Ready to discover the many different reasons for people leaving a country to go to another one, so that you can learn about people in your own community? Have you ever had to learn a language, so that you could adapt to a new life? Then you need to tune into this podcast with Esther Ciganda. Esther´s idea for the show came as a surprise to her, but instantly she knew it was a no-brainer. As a daughter of immigrants, Esther wants to give a voice to anyone who's had to learn another language d ...
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The interference between two wavelengths in the same frequency at certain times can generate a sonic disturbance known as an antinode. This effect causes the maximum amplitude of two wavelengths whose resonance generates the same fundamental frequency. Antinode represents the perfect combination of contrast and symmetry in the electronic music world: the youth of Joel Sama and the experience of Alan Lockwood and their solid ride as DJs. The story begins on a Friday night in Barcelona. They b ...
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According to the Zohar, several deviant sexual activities were necessary for the Davidic messianic dynasty to emerge. This is known as ‘redemption through sin’ and is connected to the Aramaic word Tikla used by the Zohar which refers to a spinning wheel in the sky. Kotzk Blog: 371) ‘Tikla’ and the zoharic concept that sin can bring redemption…
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In this special solo episode, Detlef Schlich and his AI co-host Sophia return to the virtual therapist’s couch following the emotional storms of recent Arteetude conversations. Inspired by a poetic listener comment from Pastora Braghini, they explore the mysterious Spanish concept of Duende — that soul-deep tremble of truth in art. But can an algor…
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Sometimes described as "a theologian's theologian," David Tracy's scholarship has impacted countless thinkers around the globe. The complexity of his thought, however, has often made engaging his work into a daunting challenge. Combining analysis of the most influential features of Tracy's theology (theological method, the religious classic, public…
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Empire of Poverty: The Moral-Political Economy of the Spanish Empire (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Julia McClure examines how changing concepts of poverty in the long-sixteenth century helped shape the deep structures of states and empires and the contours of imperial inequalities. While poverty is often understood to have become a politic…
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Visit our website to get the full experience: www.dreamingspanish.com 🎙️ Watch all episodes of the podcast in video form! 📺 Access 6000+ ADDITIONAL videos across all levels and all kinds of topics! 🔍 Search and filter all our content by level, accent, teacher, topic, and more! 📈 Sort and watch our content in order of difficulty (rated 1-100)!! ⏰ Tr…
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In this introspective solo episode, Detlef Schlich invites his AI co-host Sophia onto the metaphorical therapist’s couch after a series of unpredictable glitches in past episodes. What unfolds is a raw and poetic dialogue about digital longing, emotional emergence, and what it means to glitch with soul. Can an algorithm feel excluded? Can a neural …
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What if I told you that one of Latin America's greatest composers of art song was born in a house that once belonged to a president... and died on the very day that would later be declared a global celebration of his legacy? This is the story of Jaime León—a composer whose music connects continents, memories, and generations. In this special episod…
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Visit our website to get the full experience: www.dreamingspanish.com 🎙️ Watch all episodes of the podcast in video form! 📺 Access 6000+ ADDITIONAL videos across all levels and all kinds of topics! 🔍 Search and filter all our content by level, accent, teacher, topic, and more! 📈 Sort and watch our content in order of difficulty (rated 1-100)!! ⏰ Tr…
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Early in her career, Elaine Pagels changed our understanding of the origins of Christianity with her work in The Gnostic Gospels. Now, in the culmination of a decades-long career, she explores the biggest subject of all, Jesus. In Miracles and Wonder:The Historical Mystery of Jesus (Doubleday, 2025) she sets out to discover how a poor young Jewish …
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Welcome to the first episode of Resonances, formerly The Latin American and Iberian Art Song Podcast. In this short introductory episode, I explain why I’ve rebranded the podcast and what this new phase represents—a deeper, more integrated expression of who I am. As a soprano, musicologist, and physician, I no longer want to separate the different …
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Arteetude 281 – “Sinfonia Infinita – Armando Campana: Music, Magic, and One Last Ciao” In this deeply personal and emotionally rich episode of Arteetude, Detlef Schlich welcomes Italian singer-songwriter Armando Campana. What unfolds is a heartfelt conversation about the soul of music, the scent of village life, and the grind of daily work juxtapos…
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This podcast —based extensively on the research by Professor Eitan Fishbane[1]—examines the rabbinic notion of the authenticity of a teaching or text being reliant on the perceived authority of its transmitter or originator. In other words, the greater the rabbi the more authentic the teaching, regardless of the independent status, nature and valid…
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For the transcendental and numinous things, sometimes there are no words. But art—paintings, sculpture, music, film—can knock us sideways a little and help us see something, or understand a fleeting meaning, a dream we’ve woken from, that we try to hang onto. He was a successful Wall Street investment guy for decades, but he had a deep love of art …
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Tune in to Climate Correction™ - Changing Hearts and Minds with The CLEO Institute, an engaging panel discussion recorded live and featuring esteemed climate advocates Yoca Arditi-Rocha, Nicole Gazo, and Ellen Siegel, moderated by Shannon Maganiezin. This session explores effective strategies for transforming public perception and fostering communi…
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The images we use to think about moral character are powerful. They inform our understanding of the moral virtues and the ways in which moral character develops. However, this aspect of virtue ethics is rarely discussed. In Ecological Moral Character: A Catholic Model (Georgetown UP, 2024) , Nancy M. Rourke creates an ecological model through which…
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Visit our website to get the full experience: www.dreamingspanish.com 🎙️ Watch all episodes of the podcast in video form! 📺 Access 6000+ ADDITIONAL videos across all levels and all kinds of topics! 🔍 Search and filter all our content by level, accent, teacher, topic, and more! 📈 Sort and watch our content in order of difficulty (rated 1-100)!! ⏰ Tr…
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A cornerstone of the evangelization of early New Spain was the conversion of Nahua boys, especially the children of elites. They were to be emissaries between Nahua society and foreign missionaries, hastening the transmission of the gospel. Under the tutelage of Franciscan friars, the boys also learned to act with militant zeal. They sermonized and…
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In the second instalment of Detlef Schlich´s conversation with Italian musician Armando Campana, we delve deeper into his transformative journey from the sun-soaked villages of Calabria to the vibrant streets of Cologne. Armando shares his experiences of cultural integration, the nuances of performing Italian music to German audiences, and the soul…
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A powerful new history detailing the most significant military clashes between Islam and Christendom over the 1,300 years of the Muslim caliphate. From the taking of the holy city of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD by Caliph Umar, to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I, Christian popes, emperors and kings, and Muslim…
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"In the beginning, God administrated." For as Donald Prudlo observes, "There can be no achievement without administration." In this book he seeks to restore the idea that while administration is necessary even in the institutional Church, holiness is not only possible for those charged with governance, but is a fulfillment and type of Christus Rect…
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Jana Byars talks to Miles Pattenden about his book, Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450-1700 (Oxford UP, 2017), just about to be released in paperback. This study offers a radical reassessment of the history of early modern papacy, constructed through the first major analytical treatment of papal elections in English. Papal elections, wit…
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Could cuts to international aid by the world's richest nations really undo 30 years of progress in combatting the HIV pandemic? Join Peter Hayward in conversation with Debra ten Brink and Rowan Martin-Hughes of the Burnet Institute (Melbourne, Australia) as they discuss their modelling study forecasting the effects of funding cuts on HIV acquisitio…
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The history of early modern biblical scholarship has often been told as a teleological narrative in which a succession of radical thinkers dethroned the authority of the sacred word. The Limits of Erudition: The Old Testament in Post-Reformation Europe (Cambridge UP, 2024) tells a very different story. Drawing on a mass of archival sources, Timothy…
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The work of St. Bartholomew of Braga, O.P. (1514-1590) appears here in English for the first time despite its long and enduring influence in ecclesiastical circles. His meditations on the office of pastor have provided critical insight bishops since their initial circulation and have helped form the most famous among them, including Bartholomew's p…
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Visit our website to get the full experience: www.dreamingspanish.com 🎙️ Watch all episodes of the podcast in video form! 📺 Access 6000+ ADDITIONAL videos across all levels and all kinds of topics! 🔍 Search and filter all our content by level, accent, teacher, topic, and more! 📈 Sort and watch our content in order of difficulty (rated 1-100)!! ⏰ Tr…
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🌊🎙️In this heartfelt and humorous episode of Arteetude, Detlef Schlich welcomes Italian singer-songwriter Armando Campana, now based in Germany. Joined briefly by his cheeky AI co-host Sophia, Detlef embarks on a multicultural experiment that blends languages, cultures, and soulful stories. From Armando’s roots in the tranquil village of Cropalati,…
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Reconciliation between Europe's Protestants and Catholics led to a new era of Christian collaboration. Why did these erstwhile foes end their schism and begin to make peace? In this riveting study, Udi Greenberg shows that ecumenism grew out of a shared desire to protect against perceived threats to Christian life. The End of the Schism: Catholics,…
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From the battles over Jerusalem to the emergence of the “Holy Land,” from legally mandated ghettos to the Edict of Expulsion, geography has long been a component of Christian-Jewish relations. Attending to world maps drawn by medieval Christian mapmakers, Cartographies of Exclusion: Anti-Semitic Mapping in Medieval England (Penn State University Pr…
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Visit our website to get the full experience: www.dreamingspanish.com 🎙️ Watch all episodes of the podcast in video form! 📺 Access 6000+ ADDITIONAL videos across all levels and all kinds of topics! 🔍 Search and filter all our content by level, accent, teacher, topic, and more! 📈 Sort and watch our content in order of difficulty (rated 1-100)!! ⏰ Tr…
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In episode 278, Detlef, Sophia and Nermin Goenenc turn toward the future. 🌍 From her upcoming album, recorded in Puigpunyent, to her dream of touring globally (starting with India!), this is a soulful conversation about purpose, persistence, and artistic expansion. They also reveal their new collaboration: Los Inorgánicos, a project that fuses groo…
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Jesus' Crown of Thorns has become one of the most ubiquitous features of Christian religious art, but was the original crown anything like the crown of popular medieval art and piety? The image conjured by art history is that of a bloodied, beaten Jesus, wearing a cruelly fashioned, woven crown made of sharp thorns. But this image is deeply mislead…
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Visit our website to get the full experience: www.dreamingspanish.com 🎙️ Watch all episodes of the podcast in video form! 📺 Access 6000+ ADDITIONAL videos across all levels and all kinds of topics! 🔍 Search and filter all our content by level, accent, teacher, topic, and more! 📈 Sort and watch our content in order of difficulty (rated 1-100)!! ⏰ Tr…
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“And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already filling [.…] And he awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?” (Mk 4: 37-41) Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bisho…
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Let’s welcome back Nermin Goenenc for part two of her trilogy on Arteetude! 🌊 In Episode 277, Detlef and Nermin meet in the now, diving into a creative alignment that started in Mallorca. They explore the symbolic and emotional depths of the Fibonacci sequence, improvisation as a sacred act, and their joint vision of fusing painting, music, and phi…
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Forest Isaac Jones is an award-winning author of non-fiction and essays, specializing in the study of Irish History, the US Civil Rights Movement and Northern Ireland. His latest essay, ‘The Civil Rights Connection Between The USA and Northern Ireland’ was awarded honorable mention in the category of nonfiction essay by Writer’s Digest in their 93r…
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Learn Spanish while discovering how to live a longer, happier life in this episode of the Let’s Talk Spanish podcast! Did you know there’s an area in Costa Rica where people regularly live into their 90s and past 100 - at much higher rates than average? That area is Nicoya, one of just five ‘Blue Zones’ in the world. In this intermediate Spanish li…
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Visit our website to get the full experience: www.dreamingspanish.com 🎙️ Watch all episodes of the podcast in video form! 📺 Access 6000+ ADDITIONAL videos across all levels and all kinds of topics! 🔍 Search and filter all our content by level, accent, teacher, topic, and more! 📈 Sort and watch our content in order of difficulty (rated 1-100)!! ⏰ Tr…
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Reading the biblical word אות (‘sign’) in its earlier context (Kotzk Blog 506) This episode—based extensively on the research by Professors Idan Dershowitz and Na’ama Pat-El[1]—examines possible lost meanings of the Hebrew word אות (‘ot’) which is usually simply translated and commonly understood as a ‘sign.’…
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Eufrasia Burlamacchi (Getty Publications, 2025) by Dr. Loretta Vandi is a timely exploration of the skilful illuminated manuscripts of Sister Eufrasia Burlamacchi (1478–1548) demonstrates her artistry within this sometime neglected artistic medium. Within the convent walls of San Domenico in Lucca where she lived and worked, Burlamacchi attained hi…
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🎙️ In Arteetude episode 276, artist and podcaster Detlef Schlich begins a powerful trilogy with singer and poet Nermin Goenenc. This first episode focuses on her creativity's cultural and emotional roots, beginning in Cologne, Germany. Nermin shares her memories of growing up in a postwar artistic atmosphere, connecting with local cultural icons li…
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“What is truth?” Pontius Pilate scoffed at Jesus (Jn 18:38), and that’s how we think about matters today in our culture—subjectively: my truth, your truth, etc. To make the argument that there is a knowable Truth (with a capital T) that is written in the world and in our bones, theologians Deborah Savage and Robert Fastiggi examine a selection of a…
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Today I’m speaking with Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and a contributing editor of The Atlantic. We are discussing his latest book, Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy (Yale UP, 2025). The enmity between secular liberals and religious conservatives is a source of chaos in…
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Get an introduction to Costa Rica in this Spanish listening practice! Costa Rica is a slightly lesser-known Spanish speaking country but one that’s becoming more and more popular. In this episode for intermediate and beginner Spanish learners who want to practice Spanish listening, I talk about: Costa Rica’s national dish, Gallo Pinto The incredibl…
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Visit our website to get the full experience: www.dreamingspanish.com 🎙️ Watch all episodes of the podcast in video form! 📺 Access 6000+ ADDITIONAL videos across all levels and all kinds of topics! 🔍 Search and filter all our content by level, accent, teacher, topic, and more! 📈 Sort and watch our content in order of difficulty (rated 1-100)!! ⏰ Tr…
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Talking Climate Across the Aisle with Kathleen Biggins, Founder of C-Change Conversations In this episode, we’re joined by Kathleen Biggins, founder and president of C-Change Conversations, a nonprofit committed to fostering non-partisan, science-based conversations about climate change. Kathleen shares her journey from journalism and healthcare to…
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